REPORT FROM PARLIAMENT Labor Delegations | Make Annual Visits By MICHAEL STARR, MP Minister of Labor Control of drugs and the use of chemicals in fertilizers and insecticides will be studied by a committee of parliament, as an- nounced by the Minister of National Health and Welfare, and introduced in the House this week. Mr. Monteith pointed out the growing public concern on the effects of chemicals and chemi- cal products used in industry and agriculture, and the grow- ing dangers of pollution, not only of water resources but of the land as well. There is no doubt that this {fs an urgent problem and that the commitee which has been set up will have a great deal of useful work to accomplish, Recently the cabinet met with a delegation of automo- bile workers (UAW) from have been beneficial to labor, such as winter works and voca- tional training. Of interest in connection with the visit of the railway unions was the recent appointment of J. A. "Pee" Robertson, a for- mer railway employee, to the Senate of Canada. This appointment couid cer- tainly be considered as part of a process of democratization of the Senate, since Mr. Robert- son is probably the first work- ing representative of labor to be appointed to the august posi- tion. CHRISTMAS RECESS Last week the Prime Min- ister announced that the House would adjourn for the Christ- mas recess on December 20 and would resume on January 121; For most members this would | | Windsor, headed by Mr. Burt,;mean a long-awaited opportu- on economic conditions in that|/nity to return to their consti- city, and with particular refer- ences to the shifting of Ford operations from Windsor to Oak. ville, the major part of which took place several years ago. | LABOR WEEK This week was 'Labor Week' in Ottawa, with large delega- tions coming to meet with the cabinet, representing the Cana- dian Labor Congress, the Fed- eration of National Trade Unions from Quebec, and the legislative committee of the Railway Brotherhoods. |tuencies to report to the jelectors as to the progress \that was being made in Parlia- |ment. After some preliminary skirm- lishing in the early stages, the |House has now got down to serious business, with some forty pieces of legislation still to be dealt with. Among important matters now under consideration are the bill relating to automation and technological change, the National Economic Develop- ment Board, the Development _ The CLC annual presentation/poard for the Atlantic Prov- is always an important occa-linces, and the bill dea'ing with sion and this year has been no|safety in industries under fed- exception. Traditionally, it has|era} jurisdiction. been an occasion for labor and) government to get together and|AUTOMATION BILL to air their -views, their differ-| A great deal of interest has ences and their mutuai agree-|been aroused by the automa- ments. I must say that in the|tion bill and there is no doubt past I have been appreciative|that both labor and manage- of the extent to which the|ment will have a great deal to CLC -- while bluntly express-|say in the application of this ing their differences with cer-|measure in various industries. tain government action--have| The bill provides for j oint at the same time expressed ap-|studies by labor and manage- proval of those programs which'ment on 'the effect of automa- Fight For Control Of Gunnar Mining TORONTO (CP) -- A bitter|had bought a block of 350,000 battle for control is under way|shares at $11 a share. Joseph within Canada's pioneer ura-|LaBine also said he had turned nium producer, Gunnar Mining Ltd. The issue: A proposed $16,- 000,000 merger with McNamara Corp., Canada's second largest heavy construction company. Gunnar management announced the plan Nov. 27. | Determined to block the bid is Charles LaBine, 75, director and co-founder of Gunnar, who has teamed up with the Teck- Hughes gold mining group. Equally determined to put down any effort to take over control of the company is Jo- seph LaBine, newly - elected Gunnar president and a nephew .: Charles. A new development in the al- ready confused situation came Thursday when J. H. Shepherd, a director of Gunnar, confirmed that he has resigned from the company's board. But he said there is no connection between his resignation and the takeover movements. WITH OTHER COMPANY "It is unfortunate in timing but I have discussed it with the LaBines for some time since I am already on the board of an- other construction company," he said. He said the company is Inspiration Ltd., which took over Sterling Construction Ltd. of Montreal in August. down a bid for his own personal holdings in the company. ESTIMATE HOLDINGS Bay Street sources say pres- ent holdings of Gunnar manage- ment total about 900,000 shares. To effect the merger, the sources say management would require 600,000 to 700,000 more shares. It was understood Teck- Hughes management already controls substantial blocks of Gunnar stock. Teck-Hughes, founded in 1913 and headed by N. B. Keevil who outfought British-American Oil for control of Canadian Devon- ian Petroleums last year, oper- ates a gold mine at Kirkland Lake and controls La Gold Mines Ltd. Companies in the . Keevil group have assets of about $35,- 000,000. They include Howe Con- solidated Mines Ltd., Goldfields Mining Corp. Ltd., and Pickle Crow Mines Ltd. as well as |Canadian Devonian. Gunnar's major enterprise fs a uranium mine in the Beaver- lodge area of northern Sas- katchewan. Newspaper Strike Paralyzing N.Y. Charles and his brother Gil- bert founded Gunnar nearly 30) years ago. It now is- reported to be worth about $30,000,000.) Gilbert retired as. president this year because of a stroke. | After the market closed Wed-| nesday night, Teck - Hughes,| with assets of $11,000,000, came} up with a surprise offer of $i1/ a share for 1,300,000 shares of| Gunnar. The offer, valued at $14,300,000, represents 40 per| cent of outstanding Gunnar) stock. The offer expires Dec.| 21 but may be extended. | In a letter accompanying the) offer, Charles announced he is| soliciting proxies to vote) against the merger proposal at| the Gunnar shareholders' meet-| ing scheduled for early Janu-| ary. | He said in the letter Gunnar has been in the mining and ex-| ploration business since its} founding. Experts were saying) countries such' as the United! States are quickly running out of raw materials while the sur- face has barely been scratched) NEW YORK (AP) -- Take away 5,500,000 newspapers a day and life just isn't the same for New Yorkers. It isn't only a matter of try- ing to keep up with local, na- tional and world news during the newspaper shutdown be. cause of the printers' strike, which started Saturday. It is the absence of other things taken for granted that leaves an unreal void. The housewife has no news- paper advertisements to browse through in search of bargains or to compare prices as she plans her Christmas shopping. The youngsters and adults miss television program listings and the comics. The city's millions of com- muters, without their usual pa- pers, scrounge for any reading material available. POSTPONE OPENING Was the new show on Broad- way a hit or a miss? Or was there a new show? Hidden Stranger, a drama scheduled to open Dec. 29, put it off until in Canada. ba ' ; jan unspecified time in January POSES QUESTION |"'in hopes the newspaper strike "Why then,"' he asked, '"'when|will have ended by then." now at last we have adequate! Broadway fears that some monies in Gunnar to be a major|shows on the thin edge may force in developing Canadian|fold for lack of publicity and natural resurces, should we) advertising if the strike is pro- become in effect bankers for a| longed. construction business?"' Stockholders hardly know Charles's intervention brings;whether they are winning or into the open a deep split within|losing without their familiar fi- the LaBine family. In his letter,/nancial pages and closing Charles said he is confident that! prices. if Gilbert was still president of} The radio and television sta- Gunnar "'this letter to you... ./tions have greatly expanded would have been unnecessary."| their news and advertising cov- Gunnar has indicated it won't|erage, even to- reading comics take the Teck-Hughes challenge|and presenting society items in lying down. It offered to buy!some cases. McNamara for $8,000,000 cash) Stock brokerage houses issue and 800,000 Gunnar treasury|mimeographed sheets listing shares. prices of major stocks. Some tion in particular industries and for the re-training of workers in plants with the co-operation of both the federal and provincial governments. There is also the provision relating to govern- ment assistance in helping trained workers to move to jobs where there is an opening for their particular skills. Tne extent to which (he pro- visions will be workable will, of course, depend on the degree to which ldbor and manage- ment are prepared to work to- gether. Indications so far have been quite favorable in this respect. Truck Plow Crash Damages $15,000 BEARDMORE, Ont. (CP)-- Damage in excess of $15,000 was reported following a colli- sion between a car-laden truck transport and a highways de- partment showplow Thursday near this area 110 miles north. east of the Lakehead. Provincial police said no one was injured in the mishap which occurred.on Highway 11 and which restricted traffic to one lane for five hours as wreckage was cleared from the scene. The driver of the auio carrier wasidentified as Sherman Boyle, 24, of Bearline, © Ont. Other persons involved were not identified. : The shipment of autos orig: inated at Oakville ana was THE OSHAWA TIMES, Fridey, December 14, 1962 7 Shipowners Urging Curbs On Picketing OTTAWA (CP)--The Cana- dian Shipowners Associa- tion calls for general curbs against trade unions to ban picketing and boycotts in juris- dictional disputes. In a brief filed Thursday with the federal marine inquiry, the association said that union har- assment of shipping facilities "can only result in increased costs to the economy and dam- age to the country's reputation for. stability." The associaion, formed in 1953 by Canadian ocean-going shipowners, is a national organ- ization of 21 Canadian-incorpo- rated companies owning 35 destined for Regina, police said. ocean- going ships registered within the Commonwealth. The brief offered several pro- posals aimed at effectively eliminating "unwarranted eco- nomic activities by labor un- ions in Canada" and improving the country's maritime labor relations. ASKS NEW LAWS Specifically, the association called for: 1, New. labor legislation clearly defining and clarifying the responsibility of trade un- ions for the actions of. their members, both those that es- tablish pickets or boycotts and hose that honor hem. 2. Specific prohibitions against other form of interference when the object is establishment of bargaining rights, in jurisdic- ional disputes and when the employer is not a party to the dispute. 3. A ban on secondar cotts and sympathy strikes when the disputes originate in other countries. 4. Norma: .ecourse to the courts on decisions of labor re- 'ation and arbitration boards on jurisdiction or points of law. PEACE DISTURBERS Ts name Cossak derives from a Turkish word meaning adventurer of disturber of the picketing, boycotts and any peace. Burwash Men Given Terms For Escaping SUDBURY (CP)--Eight Bur- wash industrial farm prisoners have been given sentences ranging from nine months to \3% years in Kingston penitén- tiary for escaping from the 'arm. John Henry Dodge, 20, of Windsor; Gerald Anthony May, 21, of Kitchener; Robert Wayne Smith, 21, of Petrolia; and Ray- mond Ovila Hickson, 22, of Windsor, pleaded guilty to es- caping with force from the farm. They were sentenced Thursday to two years each. Because cells were full when the four arrived at the institu. tion Dec. 6, they were locked in a corridor. Between midnight and 1 a.m. they sawed through a window and escaped. 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